The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"die!"

A fierce glint flashed in Han Ning's eyes. He raised his other tiger claw, the golden flames at its tip gathering to their fullest extent, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

The black serpent leader went berserk and, on the verge of death, cruelly broke off both of its own arms.

puff!

Black blood gushed out like a fountain from the severed arm, splattering across Han Ning's face.

It's a completely suicidal fighting style.

"Hooo!"

The snow cake crashed into him from the side and behind, a faint light flashing between his eyebrows.

Chi chi chi~

A mud wall made of soil stands between the two.

Black blood splattered on the mud wall, hissing white smoke rising again, corroding the mud wall beyond recognition.

The black serpent leader severed both of his arms, leaving Han Ning's tiger claws unimpeded.

slap~

He swung his tiger claws to change direction, slapping them onto the grotesque, flat head of the black serpent leader.

puff!

Like a rotten watermelon bursting open.

Red, white, and black bits of charred bone and flesh flew everywhere.

The black serpent leader's massive body stiffened, the ferocious light in its eyes quickly dimmed, and it slumped softly into the water.

[Druid growth progress +180, current Lv6, 1203/3000]

[Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard Growth Progress +120, Current Lv6, 160/2500]

A ball of energy, far more powerful than that of an ordinary black serpent monster, emanated from the corpse of the black serpent monster leader and entered Han Ning's body.

A warm current surged forth, nourishing the body.

Han Ning shed his deformity, regained his human form, and swam to the slowly sinking corpse.

"The energy added wasn't much... about the same as that 6-meter-long black snake last time. Could it be that more energy is hidden in the crystal?"

Han Ning had experience killing coral monsters. His hand transformed into a sharp tiger claw, and he cleaved the black snake monster leader's chest, cutting directly from the chest to the tail.

The snake was split in two.

scoff!

Han Ning manipulated the vines, burrowing into the gaping wound and pushing them open.

Foul-smelling entrails and filthy blood gushed out, emitting a pungent stench.

He frowned as the vines probed inside the corpse.

Soon, one of the vines touched a hard protrusion near the back of the snake carcass's abdomen.

Pull hard.

A crystal, roughly the size of a walnut, irregularly shaped and entirely dark blue, mixed with flesh and blood, was dug out by Han Ning.

The crystal has a rough surface, and inside it seems to have a viscous black liquid slowly swirling. It feels somewhat heavy in the hand and emits a kind of energy fluctuation like flowing water.

Han Ning carefully kept the deep blue crystal close to his body; it was a key material he planned to use to create an energy stone.

"Continue, kill them all."

Puff puff!

The vines shot out, piercing through the black snakes that were slowed down by the mud.

Druid growth progress +3

Druid growth progress +3

……

"Let's go, change places."

After all the black snakes on site were killed, Han Ning showed no hesitation, called to Xuebing, and left.

Considering that he still had a considerable amount of spiritual energy left, Han Ning did not immediately return to the outpost.

Instead, they moved to a new location and, together with Xuebing, continued hunting the black snakes.

Han Ning was not only accumulating level progress, but also grinding skill proficiency.

[Beast Form (Beginner) Proficiency +217, Current 734/2000]

[Rapid Growth (Advanced) Proficiency +85, current 205/500]

[Animal Companion (Advanced) Proficiency +56, Current 178/500]

[Druid growth progress +225, current Lv6, 1428/3000]

[Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard Growth Progress +180, Current Lv6, 340/2500]

in the following time.

The man and the lizard were like tireless killing machines, constantly shifting their positions in the waters west of the ruins of Egret City.

Whenever there was a sign of a large-scale gathering of black serpents, they would move to another location without hesitation and continue killing black serpents, resting when they were tired.

The sky went from a faint glimmer of light to gradually darkening.

The number of ordinary black serpent monsters that have died at their hands has exceeded 600.

Until it was completely dark.

They were blocked on their way back by a horde of over a hundred black serpent monsters.

The snakes hissed, and their venom splattered like raindrops.

"Snowflakes, control them."

Chapter 112 Seed of Life

Han Ning transformed once again into his complete form, the Molten Gold War Tiger.

It was discovered from previous battles that the proficiency gained in the complete form is several times greater than that of the half-human, half-tiger form.

Although it consumes a lot of spiritual energy, it is more cost-effective.

Therefore, Han Ning will transform into his complete form whenever there is a battle.

Then, after the battle is over, find a place to rest and wait for your spiritual energy to recover before launching another attack.

Overall, the growth rate is faster than in the half-human, half-tiger form.

In its full form, Han Ning continues to exhibit rapid growth.

"Roar!" Snowcake stomped its limbs on the water, and a bright yellow light shone from between its eyebrows.

Several walls and bricks, weakened by the flood, collapsed and crashed into the snakes.

Han Ning leaped forward, and the number of vines around his body increased dramatically, like a torrential downpour, shooting down all at once.

[Beast Form (Beginner) Proficiency +27, Current 1652/2000]

[Rapid Growth (Advanced) Proficiency +15, current 392/500]

[Druid growth progress +12, current Lv6, 2986/3000]

[Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard Growth Progress +320, Current Lv6, 2482/2500]

Han Ning was frantically reaping the lives of the black snakes.

Continue to improve your level and skill proficiency.

The faint energy streams converged and transformed into a surging warm current, washing over the entire body.

Quantitative change brings about qualitative change.

After killing five black serpent monsters in one go.

Han Ning felt as if some kind of shackle within his body had been suddenly broken, his bones cracked, his muscle fibers were torn, his dark gold hair swayed in the wind, and the flames in his molten gold eyes flickered slightly.

[Earth Druid Lv6→Lv7, Current Progress (1/4000)]

[Mental Strength +0.5, Current Mental Strength: 3]

[Maximum Spirit Power +30, Current Spirit Power: 58/150 (100)]

[Unlock Earth Druid's exclusive skill: Seed of Life (Beginner)]

[Requirement to unlock 'Seed of Life (Beginner)': Vine Technique (Perfect) → Completed]

【Seed of Life (Beginner)】: Gathering the essence of nature and the origin of life, and fusing with the spirit of plants in nature, a seed of life belonging to the druid is created.

Successfully condensing the seed of life will, to some extent, extend the druid's lifespan.

All Druid skills related to plants will display the characteristics of the Seed of Life.

A series of information related to the [Seed of Life] skill flooded into Han Ning's mind.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Snowcake, who was relentlessly killing other black serpent monsters, also let out a series of roars.

A faint, earthy yellow light emanated from the gaps in the gray-white scales, while the core of the three-colored crystal scale on the forehead rotated faster.

[Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard Lv6→Lv7, Current Progress (1/3500)]

"Roar!!" The surge of power from the upgrade made Xuebing feel exceptionally comfortable. Its thick tail swept across, snapping the last few stiff black snakes in half.

[Druid growth progress +1, current Lv7, 2/4000]

[Druid growth progress +1, current Lv7, 3/4000]

...

In the pitch-black night, Han Ning stood amidst the construction debris piled high with snake corpses.

"Oh? Could it be... that this is a plant-based version of shapeshifting? It can turn a druid into a 'vegetative state'?!"